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There are only 28 albums that are better than Kelly Clarkson’s Breakaway

Really, nothing good can come from looking at (or re-posting) a list of Entertainment Weekly’s 100 Best Records from 1983-2008. Obviously it’s going to be almost completely wrong. And it is. It is so wrong. But that’s just the thing - it is soooo wrong. Bafflingly wrong, to the point where it actually becomes worth looking at, if only to wonder what the fuck was going on with the people who compiled it.

This is a joke, right? There is actually a “critic” (or group of “critics”) who would honestly and thoughtfully put the Emancipation of Mimi 41 spots ahead of OK Computer on a top 100 list, but still put In Rainbows in the top 10? That doesn’t make one damn lick of sense. The more I stare at the list the more confused I get. Who is this list supposed to cater to? It seems like it’s trying to cater to everyone, and in doing so has become relevant to no one.